4.29.2009

Flats


After I stopped cursing my third flat in the past week—and I've barely been riding—I realized it had been awhile since my last bicycle-themed blog post. So, here's what it looked like when I found the microscopic hole in my tube. For those of you who haven't shared in this fun experience, you remove the tube from the tire, reinflate the tube, and then submerge it in water. The bubbles help you locate the hole, which you patch with a stinky toxic glue and, well, a patch.

2 comments:

Spencer said...

Have you heard of what roadies call "the system?" It consists of removing the beads from an old tire, and inserting the remaining tread into your current tire, then using the tube as normal. Added weight and increased rolling resistance make it a drag, or a training aid....

elon said...

A second layer of tread would have caught the tiny piece of wire that kept puncturing my tubes. I should give that a shot.